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Update – Canoe and Kayak Abrasion Test
I know… I’ve been promising to write an update on the Canoe and Kayak Coating Abrasion Test that I ran back in the Winter/Spring of 2008. In the past month or so there has been a lot of discussion about it on Björn Thomasson’s website. Here it is… finally. This update mostly concerns the “white graphite.” Actually there’s not much more than what I wrote in a comment… At this point we can not recommend using the white graphite (at least our version). We used the “Azure” Njord as a long term testbed for the white graphite. After a year of use in both salt and fresh water we came to the conclusion that although it worked great in regards to abrasion, it actually stained (fouled) quite … Read entire article »
Filed under: 08.01 "Azure" Njord (NH), Canoes, Featured, Kayaks, News
Quick Update…
First I’d like to wish all my customers and purveyors of my site a happy and prosperous 2010. Sorry if I didn’t post many updates in 2009. I ended getting a bit burned out and needed a break. I WILL resume commissions for boats this winter. I’m going to run the shop a bit differently, mostly keeping my deadlines more fluid to I can spend more time with my family. So that said, I am … Read entire article »









